Choosing new Home Theater Receiver

[ronswanson221]

Looking or advice on a new home theater receiver. My speakers are a Klipsch Home Theater 7.1. 2 RF82, 1 RC62, 1 RW10D, 4 RS42
My current receiver is: Pioneer VSX-03TXH

POWER
Amplifier Design
Discrete (A.D. Energy)
Surround Power
110 Watts x 7 (20Hz - 20kHz, 8 ohms, 09% THD - FTC)
Stereo Power
110 Watts x 2 (20Hz - 20kHz, 8 ohms, 09% THD - FTC)

From all my research, Onkyo and Yamaha seem like the most popular and best rated brands of receivers.

I am not super familiar with audio best practices and specs. I would like to get a 9.2 receiver, but am not willing to spend over $850 on the device. 7.2 is fine if I cant get into 9.2 at the price point I am willing to spend. I am looking for something with similar specs, but with modern features like 4k/HDR, HDCP 2.2, bluetooth, Sirius, etc.

I found these models out there, but do not understand what I am losing moving down to 6 Ohms with the Onkyo.

Onkyo: TX-NR777 $370
Onkyo: TX-NR787 $599
Yamaha: RX-A1080 $817

The receiver for $369.99 is definitely attractive at that price, but I want good sound most of all. Please let me know what you think, or if you have other recommendations.

 

[everettT]

$50 more than budget gets you this while still available

https://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVRX4400H-Channel-Network-Receiver/dp/B072Z6VT1C/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543260143&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=denon+x4400&psc=1&smid=AKR88PAWTQVN2

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Onkyo: TX-NR777 $370
Onkyo: TX-NR787 $599
Yamaha: RX-A1080 $817

If those are your only 3 choices, then it's very easy. Never buy any Onkyo.

Personally, I would stick to Yamaha or Sony ES. But if price is the salient factor, you might find Denon on bigger sales than Yamaha or Sony ES.

For sound quality, in DIRECT or BYPASS mode (no EQ or DSP), any of these AVRs (even Onkyo and Pioneer) will sound equally good. If you love using Room EQ, than Audyssey would be the best (Denon).